National Rifle Association (NRA)
Amicus Curiae
Charles J. Cooper, Counsel of Record The National Rifle Association is anorganization of approximately 4 million members advocating the right to bearfirearms under the Second Amendment. Charles J. Cooper is the chair of the lawfirm Cooper & Kirk, where he specializes is constitutional, commercial, andcivil rights litigation. He received his law degree from the University of Alabamain 1977. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brieffor the Appellee as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on March 23,2007. The decision inMcConnell v. Federal Election Commission (2003) should be reconsidered.The decision has not had time to become embedded in…